Meetings every Tuesday @ 7:30 in Rm 178 Katherine Harper Hall

(Website last updated on 1/29/09)

ASUSES and Sustainable Transportation Present Earth Month

Please See Calendar Below! Select "Read More" For directions, more information, and RSVP info for the Farm Workshop!

A Biodiesel Workshop! April 4 from 9-12 at the Biodiesel site

The Festival for Sustainability April 4th from 11-6 Behind Mast General Store

The Sustainable Farm Workshop Sunday April 5 from 11-4:30 at the Sustainable Development Farm

What: An afternoon of networking and a workshop series including a tour of our awesome sustainable farm!

• Featuring lectures By:
o Tracy Myhalyk on vermiculture and composting.
o Marc Williams on wild edibles.
o Dianna Donnovan on medicinal herbs.

Home cooked lunch will be provided free of charge! Come ready to meet people and soak up some knowledge!

When: 11am '" 4:30pm

Where: The ASU Sustainable Development Teaching and
Research Farm; Valle Crucis, NC

Directions: From ASU:
• Take 321/Hardin St. South toward Blowing Rock.
• Take a right onto Hwy 105 South at the Wendy's.
• Go down the mountain until you reach a stoplight at
"The Ham Shoppe" take a right onto Broad Stone Rd.
• Then continue on, past the Mast Inn, until you see
signs for Hwy 194 and take a left onto Hwy 194.
• Continue on and after you pass the Apple Barn take
a left onto Dutch Creek Rd. (It is more like a fork left
as 194 takes a sharp right curve so use the mirror to
look for traffic!)
• The SD Research Farm will be the first farm on your
left with a big red barn out front. Park along the
road on the left hand side.
• Let’s be sustainable and try to carpool because
parking is limited!!
Please RSVP at asuses@gmail.com so I know how much food to prepare!! THANKS!

ASU's Carbon Footprint Wednesday April 8 from 7-8:30 in the Calloway Peak Room in the Student Union Snacks Provided

REI Spring Forum Thursday April 9 5-9 in The Solarium

EPA Funded Biofuels Presentation Thursday April 16 from 5-6:30 in the Linville Falls Room of the Student Union Snacks Provided


Current Trends in Green Building and Energy Efficiency Monday April 20 from 5-6:30 in the Attic Ballroom Snacks Provided

Al Bentz and Dr. Terry Carroll Monday April 20 from 7-8:30 in room 114 in the Belk Library

APRIL 22 EARTH DAY 10-2 ON THE MALL

The Movie The 11th Hour on Earth Day at 7 pm in the library


Green Grooves Thursday April 23rd at the Dragonfly from 8-2.. Food, Music, and Fun!

Sustainable Development April 23 at 7 p.m. in the Belk Library David Johnston will be speaking

[Read More]

The Mission

Saving the World Since 1996!
The Appalachian State University Sustainable Energy Society you know today owes its origins to the Solar Club. The Solar Club was started way back in 1996 by a group of students who wanted to learn and teach each other about renewable energy technologies. So these early visionaries would have regular workshops on various topics.

American Solar Energy Society?
The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is one of the largest non-profits in the country that helps promote renewable energy technologies through national conferences, magazines, and research. The Solar Club decided to become a local chapter of ASES in 2003 through the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Society. That's a long way of saying we get a free entry into their annual conference!